Fridge Logic
- A goof in "Nautilus and the Sinking Ship" shows that the hole in Canso's hull remains even after he is pulled off of the rocks. Realistically, nothing should've stopped Canso from plummeting further into the sea, despite the tug's efforts. Yet the ship remains afloat, alive, and well.
Fridge Horror
- The same Fridge Horror that applied to Thomas & Friends applies here: the characters are machines, and are treated as such by humans. Therefore, they can be scrapped (that is, "killed") if they are somehow no longer able to perform their tasks.
- While they don't seem to have the possibility of being scrapped dangled over them to the same degree as the engines of Sodor, there is one other problem that constantly looms over them- what happens if a boat sinks? Accidents with Sodor's engines usually happened on dry land or very shallow water where they could easily be recovered, but if a boat ran into an accident in the big harbor and sunk it might be impossible to rescue. Fortunately the harbor seems to take precautions to minimize the chances of that actually happening but shipwrecks have been talked about in the series, and shown in some cases:
- In The Dark and Scary Cove there is a derelict ship with empty eye sockets implying it was alive and sentient at one point, leaving one to imagine just what happened in its final moments.
- And going on how the show indicates that all boats, from simple rowboats to cargo ships, are sentient, what about the shipwreck discovered in Hank and the Mermaid- was that one conscious, too? It's also not clear if ships in this world need to breathe, so its entirely possible that it was trapped on the sea floor, totally conscious and aware of everything going on, watching helplessly as it slowly broke apart.
- While the big harbor seems to be doing okay as far as taking safety precautions goes, what can be said for older ships before the advent of modern safety standards. Was the Titanic sentient in this world? If it was that means the ship itself was probably left in excruciating pain from being split in half before spending the remainder of its life trapped underwater while falling apart.
- Just what did Malarkey plan to do to Hank? What would have happened if Hank had gone to the beach alone without telling anyone? Whatever it was, he knew what he was doing- does that mean he's done it to other boats in the past?
- Despite never speaking once, the satellite in "George and the Underwater Mystery" is clearly designed to have a face, implying they're another sentient object like the boats trying to rescue them. Assuming they didn't perish upon returning to Earth, one can imagine the terror they experienced from being beneath the sea, with George's conflicts with the rescue team only prolonging the satellite's time down there.
